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Product Details

Like most camera filters, this solar filter is deigned to be threaded on to the front of your camera lens. To make sure that you buy the right size, please look at the front of your camera lens. The lens will state "ΦX" or "ΦXmm" where X will be a number. Make sure that your lens specifies "Φ62" to use this filter. This is the thread size on the lens - it is not the actual diameter or focal length of the lens or the outside diameter of your lens body.

Also, note that the Sun is only approximately 0.5° in angular size as seen from Earth. Make sure that you know the angular field of view of your camera/lens combination to estimate how large the disk of the Sun will appear in your frame. You will therefore have to enlarge the solar image anyway, so longer zoom/telephoto lenses will provide the best results.

2. About Thousand Oaks Optical's Solar Eclipse Filters

Safely view the Sun anytime and during all partial phases of an eclipse (filter required for all phases of an annular or partial eclipse). Not for use during the few minutes of totality when the Sun is totally eclipsed. May also be used to photograph large sunspots or planetary transits on the Sun's surface, provided the image scale provided by your camera is large enough.

Thousand Oaks Optical's exclusive high quality black polymer SolarLite film substrates provide superior safety features, sharper solar images, and pleasing yellow-orange solar image. All solar eclipse filters meet CE/ISO safety requirements. The transmission is 1/1,000th of 1% (Optical Density OD 5). More than 20 million of their solar viewers, glasses and filters have been sold over the years.

3. About Thousand Oak's Solar Film Used in These Filters

SolarLite: After years of R & D, Thousand Oaks has developed a new solar film that has the optical quality of the glass with the advantages of impregnated polymer (Thousand Oaks Optical Black Polymer). Images through this new SolarLite film are optically superior compared to the images from the older Thousand Oaks black polymer film. This new SolarLite film was released in very late 2016, so make sure that you get products with this newer SolarLite film.

This film will never develop pin holes or scratches that can let in light and ruin a filter. Other advantages: Light weight and does not require re-balancing tube assembly, will not break, consistent yellow-orange solar image, even density with any aperture, flat surface. Slight creases or wrinkles or warps may be present, but these will not have any impact on the solar image. Will not tear or puncture. Stronger than any other solar film on the market. Guaranteed 15 years.

4. About the Company

Thousand Oaks Optical is a leading US-based manufacturer of solar filters and films. They have been making these products for over 35 years, and their products have been used by NASA aboard the Space Shuttle. Other professional users include: ABC, BBC CBS, NBC, CNN, NOVA, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic and most major universities and observatories throughout the world.

5. Warning

Never look at the sun without special eye protection. When viewing an eclipse, use this filter at all times when any part of the sun is visible. Do not look into an unfiltered telescope with this filter.

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10/03/17

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Superb Solar Filter

This is a well-built solar screw-in filter that allowed me to take pictures of the solar eclipse. I was even able to capture sun spots. The filter effectively cut out all of the sun's dangerous rays and worked perfecly.

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07/22/17

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Thousand Oaks Optical 55mm solar filter -- Works great!

Purchased for about $35 for the upcoming 2017 solar eclipse in August. Tested it on a Lumix FZ70 which has a 20-1200mm lens! Took various exposures of the sun and they turned out better than expected. This camera and the filter should help me bring back some memorable photos of this once-in-a-lifetime event. One more item off the bucket list.

I'm already in love with this new solar lens! I've been trying it out for the upcoming eclipse. It fits my Canon PowerShot SX50 HS perfectly (using a adapter ring of course) and the shots I've taken are just awesome! Ordering from Agena was very easy & fast shipping, ordered Sunday morning, received the lens Wednesday afternoon. I'm very pleased, I'll order from them in the future.

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03/17/18

Q: Does this also block Infrared radiation? What is the stop (ie: 10-stop, 15-stop, welders glass is 18-stop)

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05/23/17

Q: What exactly does this line in the description mean? "Not for use during the few minutes of totality when the Sun is totally eclipsed."

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Agena AstroProducts

05/23/17

A: During totality, these filters will all be too dark. The filter must be removed in order to shoot the Sun and the solar corona at that point.

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03/17/17

Q: is this the right size for the Nikon 18-55mm VR lens?

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Agena AstroProducts

03/17/17

A: Note that this item is meant to be screwed on to a 55mm filter thread on the front of a camera lens. This has nothing to do with 18-55mm, which is the focal length range of your lens. The filter thread size and lens focal length are not the same thing. Please look at the front of your lens. There should be "Greek symbol Phi = some number in mm". This is the filter size you need.

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